The Bel Air chair is an iconic piece of Postmodern furniture designed by American artist and designer Peter Shire in 1982 for the radical Italian design collective Memphis Milano
The asymmetrical lounger serves as a direct tribute to California surf culture, featuring a prominent, fin-like backrest that channels a shark cutting through Pacific swells. Its high-class Hollywood naming convention contrasts sharply with its anti-functionalist, pop-art geometry.
Handcrafted in Italy, the chair is built on a wood frame structure upholstered in premium, vibrant wool fabrics, balanced by a sharp neon-green crescent base and a painted fiberglass spherical footer. An unmistakable icon of 1980s avant-garde design, the Bel Air remains in production today, built exactly to its original architectural specifications.
